Career
He was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (Territorial Decoration) at the February 1982 general election for the Louth constituency. He lost his seat at the November 1982 general election. He unsuccessfully contested the 1987 and 1992 general elections as an independent candidate.
Tom Bellew Avenue in Dundalk is named after him.
